Friday, 21 September 2012

Model Group Discussion

Model
Group Discussion

Topic:ENGLISH
SHOULD BE MADE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

No.1: Good morning friends, the subject before us
is “English should be made the official language” and I would like to favour
the topic as English, besides being international language, is also an
important and powerful language. English has taught us international
understanding. If it is replaced by Hindi, we will be confined to the
boundaries of our own states and the country. This can lead to disintegration
and it is only English which can act as a unifying factor. Moreover, in a country
like India, where different languages are spoken and the dialect changes after
every 100 kilometers, English should act as a language of communication as the
majority of the people speak English, at least those who run the
administration. Many a people think that those who speak English are cut off
from the masses and the mainstream of democracy, but this is more of a
misconception than fact. Moreover, the learning of English is assuming
importance as people have started realizing the importance of the language.
Thank you.

No.4: Well friends, my previous speaker has
strongly advocated the need of English as official language but in my opinion,
Hindi should be made the official language. We should not forget that the
identity of a nation lies in its language and it should be noted that all
countries have their own language – be it China, Russia, France or Germany.
Moreover, it is the mother’s tongue to more than one-fourth of the population,
which makes it easy to understand and communicate. It is an acceptable language
and also the language of the masses, plus it is easier to learn Hindi than
English. As a matter of fact, even in the south, though people speak their own
language, yet they still watch Hindi movies which itself speak volumes about
the popularity of the language. Thank you.

No.7: I fully agree with my previous speaker and
since he has justified his statement pretty well, I would like to add a couple
of points to it. English as a language has been thrust on us by the British
because prior to that Urdu or Persian was the language but Hindi also existed.
Hindi as a language reflects the culture of India and was a unifying language
during the freedom struggle. Moreover, after freedom, it was decided to
introduce Hindi as an official language but barring a few government
organizations, nothing much has been done. The politicians due to their vested
interests have revived local patriotism after the formation of linguistic
states, which has resulted in people asserting the claims of regional language.
The feeling of dislikeness for Hindi is more hyped as majority of the people
watch Hindi films and Hindi programmes on TV and listen to Hindi songs; so why
not make Hindi as an official language? Thank you.

No.9: Yes, No.7 perfectly said. That’s what I feel
too.

No.8: Friends, I also fully agree with my previous
speakers that Hindi should be made the official language as majority of India
lives in the villages and we cannot expect them to speak in English. The
resolution of the Congress Working Committee suggesting the application: of
three-tier language formula which includes Hindi, English and mother-tongue, is
required by a candidate seeking entry into the civil services is the best
solution as this would remove apprehensions about the inequality between the
Hindi speaking and non-Hindi-speaking people. Hindi also exhibits a national
unity and hence I feel that Hindi should be made essential for all Indians.
Thank you.

No.10: In my opinion English
and Hindi both should be made official languages. That’s all.

No.3: Friends, I feel that all this talk about
Hindi be made as an official language by my previous speakers tells a lot about
their apprehensions for their language. English is a universal language and
most of the technical books like Engineering, Medical or Management are
basically in English. Moreover, we cannot limit ourselves to the confines of
the national boundaries by saying that we should speak Hindi. I would also like
to enlighten my friends that it is grammatically much easy to speak English
than Hindi. I fully accept the views that are expressed by No.1

No.8: As my previous speaker has said that English
is easy to learn than Hindi, then why is it that Russian and Chinese which are
considered to be most difficult languages are spoken by the citizens of Russia
and China?

No.1: My friends, you should try to understand that
in spite of the geographical size of the both the countries the density of
population is less compared to India and all the citizens speak the same
language as they have no other language. However, in Hindi itself, we have
different dialects like Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Brijbhasa and so on, hence it becomes
difficult to make Hindi as the official language.

No.6: Well friends, speaking English is a
degeneration of our culture. As a matter of fact, speaking English has become a
status symbol. I am sure that 90 percent of the people, who listen to English
songs or watch English movies, do not even understand. English is spoken by
hypocrites and shams. Moreover, most of our friends speak fluent English
because, sadly, even today we are in love with English. Thank U.

No.2: I am of the opinion that English should be
made the official language and I strongly believe that speaking English does
not harm our culture at all. As also, the freedom struggle was won on the basis
of English language which was the language of communication between the British
and the Indian leaders. The best of the literary works are also available in
English. So one should not shy from the fact that English is an essential
language. Thank you.

No.5: I feel that Hindi should be made the official
language as I strongly feel that the proponents of English language do not have
a sense of patriotism and hence we are now becoming phirangi..such people should be put behind the bars as speaking
English is anti-national. Thank you.